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2021 NORTON SOUND SALMON MANAGEMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION Norton Sound Is Comprised of Two Fishing Districts, Norton Sound District and Port Clarence District (Figure 1)

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2021 NORTON SOUND SALMON MANAGEMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION Norton Sound Is Comprised of Two Fishing Districts, Norton Sound District and Port Clarence District (Figure 1) Division of Commercial Fisheries Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sam Rabung, Director Doug Vincent-Lang, Commissioner Headquarters Office PO Box 115526 PO Box 115526 Juneau, AK 99811-5526 Juneau, AK 99811-5526 www.adfg.alaska.gov Advisory Announcement CONTACT: Jim Menard or Kevin Clark For Immediate Release: May 11, 2021 Norton Sound Area Manager & Asst. Area Manager (907) 443-5167 (800) 560-2271 2021 NORTON SOUND SALMON MANAGEMENT PLAN INTRODUCTION Norton Sound is comprised of two fishing districts, Norton Sound District and Port Clarence District (Figure 1). The Norton Sound District extends from Cape Douglas south to Point Romanof and includes over 500 miles of coastline. The area open to commercial salmon fishing is divided into six subdistricts. Each subdistrict contains at least one major spawning stream with commercial fishing effort located in the ocean near stream mouths. The Port Clarence District encompasses all waters from Cape Douglas north to Cape Prince of Wales and its commercial salmon fishing area is adjacent to the communities of Brevig Mission and Teller (Figure 2). Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G, department) staffing for salmon management within Norton Sound includes three permanent biologists, a program technician and 18 seasonal employees during the summer months. Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) funds numerous adult salmon counting projects and takes part in cooperative projects with ADF&G, tribal and federal entities. Anticipated department management projects in 2021 include: Kwiniuk River counting tower; Nome River weir; Solomon River weir; periodic aerial surveys of index spawning streams; and catch sampling and monitoring efforts at Nome and Unalakleet. A cooperative project with other agencies is the Unalakleet River weir (BLM, NSEDC and Unalakleet IRA). Department staff will also track the salmon escapement counts reported on NSEDC projects on the following rivers: North, Snake, Fish, Shaktoolik, Ungalik, Inglutalik, Eldorado, and Pilgrim. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic some project operations may be suspended because of quarantine and staffing issues. This year there are two expected commercial salmon buyers and there will be an experimental purse seine fishery targeting pink salmon. Commercial purse seine openings are expected in Shaktoolik and Unalakleet Subdistricts and possibly the northern Norton Sound Subdistricts of Nome, Golovin and Elim. Those interested in participating in the purse seine fishery can contact the department for more information and to obtain a commissioner’s permit for the fishery. 2021 RUN OUTLOOK Salmon outlooks and harvest projections for the 2021 salmon season are based on qualitative assessments of parent-year escapements, sibling relationships, subjective determinations of freshwater overwintering and ocean survival, and in the case of the commercial fishery, the projections of local market conditions. The department expects better coho and chum salmon runs in 2021 than last year if there is an average return of four-year-old fish. However, the runs are expected to be below the recent 5-year averages that had record coho runs and some of the best chum runs in over 35 years. The Chinook salmon run is expected like last year or slightly below average. The regular subsistence fishing schedule from mid-June until mid-July in Shaktoolik and Unalakleet Subdistricts will be in effect for Chinook salmon with no additional subsistence restrictions unless the run comes in poorer than expected. No commercial fishing for Chinook salmon is likely but incidentally caught Chinook salmon in commercial fisheries will be allowed to be sold in the gillnet fishery unless restricted by emergency order. Chinook salmon caught in the commercial purse seine fishery will not be allowed to be sold and the buyer 1 plans to donate Chinook salmon to the villages in the subdistrict where they are harvested. Chum salmon runs are expected to be below average, and the harvest is expected to be 70,000 to 120,000 fish. The department expects the pink salmon run to be above average for an odd-numbered year, but harvest will depend on buyer interest and could range from 25,000 to 75,000 fish. If there are pink salmon gillnet directed fishing periods and frequent seine fishing openings this year the harvest could increase as much as ten-fold. The department does have the authority to increase fishing net aggregate length from 100 fathoms to 200 fathoms if there were a pink salmon directed fishery. The coho salmon run is expected to be below average based on ocean survival conditions in recent years and the commercial harvest is expected to be 50,000 to 100,000 fish. In the Port Clarence District, the department expects the commercial fishery to remain closed because the in-river goal of 30,000 sockeye salmon at Pilgrim River is not expected to be reached. Subsistence fishing closures in the Pilgrim River may occur and the department will limit sockeye salmon subsistence harvest to 25 fish initially and will increase or waive the limit if the run is better than expected. MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES Department staff will manage salmon fisheries to ensure escapement goals are achieved. Subsistence fishing may need to be restricted or closed if concerns for escapement arise. Commercial fishing will occur depending on market availability and if there is an adequate surplus above escapement and subsistence needs. Informational updates will be broadcast periodically over Nome public radio stations and Advisory Announcements sent to the Unalakleet radio station for broadcast to inform fishermen of current regulations, catches, escapements, and ADF&G activities. The public may call the Nome office toll-free number at 1-800-560-2271 or the local number of 443-5167 for information. Because of higher snowfall this past winter river levels are expected to be much higher than normal and delays getting escapement projects operational may occur. If there are cases where subdistricts do not have escapement projects operational the department will compare commercial catch with historical catch values during similar time periods to determine if additional fishing time is warranted. Subsistence salmon permits are required when net fishing in northern Norton Sound (from Elim Subdistrict to Port Clarence District) and only Alaska residents qualify for a permit. A sport fish license is required when fishing with a rod and reel in southern Norton Sound. However, in northern Norton Sound rod and reel is a legal subsistence gear but when salmon fishing using rod and reel a sport fish license or subsistence salmon permit is required. Household subsistence permits are free and Alaska residents can get their permits online at www.adfg.alaska.gov/store. Permits will also be issued at the Nome Fish & Game office. Village residents can call 1-800-560-2271 if they are unable to get a permit online and a permit will be mailed. NOME SUBDISTRICT The Subdistrict 1 (Nome) salmon run in 2021 is expected to below average, but commercial fishing time targeting chum and coho salmon is expected. Since Tier II chum salmon subsistence fishing was suspended in 2006, the previous subdistrict-wide escapement goal range of 23,000 to 35,000 fish has been reached or exceeded in all years except in 2009. In the last five years the escapement has ranged from 31,000 to 124,000 chum salmon. Three rivers have chum salmon escapement goal ranges: Eldorado (4,400 to 14,200), Nome (1,600 to 5,300) and Snake (2,000 to 4,200). Last year was the first time the range was not met or exceeded in all three rivers in over five years because the Snake River did not reach the lower end of its escapement goal. In marine waters, subsistence fishing is allowed 7 days a week prior to June 15 and after August 15. Likewise, in fresh waters, subsistence fishing is open 7 days a week prior to June 15 and after August 31. From June 15 through August 15 the marine waters of Nome Subdistrict, west of Cape Nome, will be open to set gillnet fishing from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Monday. Marine waters east of Cape Nome will remain open 7 days a week throughout the season. Beginning June 15 through August 31, subsistence set gillnet fishing will be open in fresh waters from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Monday. The fishing schedule listed above will be in effect unless reduced or closed by emergency order because of weaker than expected salmon runs. Dip nets and cast nets are 2 legal gear for harvesting salmon in Norton Sound and are allowed during the set gillnet fishing periods. Beach seining is allowed during set gillnet fishing periods from June 15 through August 15. Stream-specific harvest limits are listed on the subsistence salmon fishing permits. There are no catch limits in marine waters. Permit catch limits for Nome Subdistrict and Port Clarence District streams are listed in Table 2. The department will use the Eldorado weir counts as the primary indicator of chum salmon run strength in Nome Subdistrict east of Cape Nome. If chum salmon escapement begins to lag compared to historical run timing curves and indicates the escapement goal range will not be met, marine and river fishing periods may be reduced or suspended until the department switches to management to other salmon species. However, the Eldorado River chum salmon escapement is expected to be easily met in 2021 and daily escapement counts from the weir will be used to confirm that the run is tracking as expected. Aerial surveys will also be used to index escapement to the Bonanza, Flambeau and Sinuk rivers. The department will use the Nome River and Snake River escapement counts as an indicator of chum salmon run strength in the Nome Subdistrict west of Cape Nome.
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